Gunman's restitution to pay for victim's funeral

10:26 PM,
Nov. 30, 2012

Kou Yang testifies on his own behalf Wednesday July 18, 2012, during his trial in of Sheboygan County Circuit Court Branch 1. Yang is charged with shooting and killing Pheng Lee, 20, of Sheboygan and wounding Chenglung Moua, 21, also of Sheboygan, just after midnight on Jan. 8, 2012, in the parking lot of the south-side Walmart. Photo by Bruce Halmo/The Sheboygan Press

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The 22-year-old gunman in a fatal shooting outside the south-side Sheboygan Walmart earlier this year has been ordered to pay a $36,429 bill for the victim's funeral.

The restitution amount was set Friday by Sheboygan County Circuit Court Judge L. Edward Stengel. It will cover nearly all costs associated with the January funeral of shooting victim Pheng Lee, 20, who was given a traditional Hmong funeral that lasted three-and-a-half days and included food, drinks and other amenities for the 500 guests who attended.

In issuing his ruling, Stengel said that there was little precedent in ...